[2.12] Is there a Vampire Retro-Virus ?

Yes, we've heard about the DNA-altering vampyre retrovirus as well as people inhabited by vampyric beings from another dimension. On every occasion when such beliefs have been presented to alt.vampyres, proponents of these beliefs have been unable to provide credible evidence of their claims. In some cases, the 'evidence' provided is quite convincing - until you ask a virologist!

The following letter from Professor Jon Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor for Virology from the Mercer University School of Medicine, explains the current status of human retroviruses: "...Personally, I think the retrovirus as an explanation is a clever notion... but nothing more than that. There are only three retroviruses known to infect the human. One of them is HIV, which causes AIDS. A second one causes an uncommon leukemia (human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus; HTLV), and the third is not yet clearly associated with human disease (but is related to HTLV)."

If, however, you would like more information about vampirism as a disease-process brought on by a retrovirus or other parasite, try contacting one of the message boards listed in section [4.04].

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As the Vampire in popular literature develops, the theory that 'it is all caused by a Virus' gains increasing popularity. This subject will always be good matter for debate, however, we on this board have never seen any clinical evidence that there is Vampire Virus as such. People may argue that it does exist, but is 'hushed up'. This begs the question why would such a thing be hushed up? At any rate, We will always appreciate any compelling new medical evidence that this is the case. Unfortunately, to date, ALL of the Virus theories that we know of have been a simple plot device in fiction and the movies.


V-5 Virus Site
An exploration into the Vampire V5 / V-5 / VRH-5 Virus theory.
Conclusion: Hoax

Vampire Virus
A work of fiction that may contribute to the theory.

Compare and Contrast these two links regarding the same subject:
http://www.fvza.org/prbats.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol8no1/01-0108.htm


The authors of the former site have chosen to deliberately misinform (as it is a parody site): the vaccination mentioned is actually a vaccination for good old-fashioned Rabies. They just haven't included the source article they are quoting from. When researching it is wise to source back what you are reading wherever possible.